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Your average online gamer who is bilingual in Chinese and English, although he does try to play Japanese and Korean games sometimes. Online gaming since 1999, and has worked in the online gaming and mobile gaming industry (Journalist, Game Master, Community Manager, Operations Manager) since 2008.

Orcs Must Die! Unchained – Closed Beta phase officially begins this week

[Press release] Beginning on Friday, 27th June fans will have the opportunity to dive into ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED and join in first-hand with access to the official closed beta. The beta kicks off with an all-new map, and three never-before-seen…

Closers – Focus Group Test reveals unique characters for MOBA mode

To refresh your memory, Closers: Dimension Conflict is an upcoming action side-scroller developed by Naddic Games, with the Korean publisher being Nexon. A recent Focus Group Test ended, with selected players able to test out the game and also provide…

Forsaken World 2 – More details on the upcoming Demon race

With the expansion hitting the China server of Forsaken World this coming week, it has been upgraded to a “2” to reflect the changes. “Sin Breaker” is the only class playable for the new Demon race, with their main weapons…

Phantasy Star Online 2 – Teaming up with popular anime series

Phantasy Star Online 2 Japan has teamed up with several animes before, with the 1 of the most recent being Attack on Titan. Developer SEGA revealed another collaboration recently, this time with the anime “The Irregular at Magic High School”,…

Black Gold Online – English server begins official Open Beta phase

[Register now] After months of testing, Black Gold Online has officially entered the Open Beta phase in North America! Developed and publisher by Snail Games, it features an epic war between users of technology and magic, with the primary target being…

Tree of Savior – New developer blog touches on transportation and skills

It is time for the regular developer blog by the developers over at South Korea for Tree of Savior! Currently crafted by IMC Games using an in-house engine, Tree of Savior is being led by Mr Hakkyu Kim, 1 of…

Cyphers – Taiwan and Hong Kong servers to shut down this August

1 of Nexon Korea’s biggest online game, Cyphers was expected to do well overseas. However, publisher Gamania (beanfun!) announced today that it will be closing the Taiwan and Hong Kong servers on 22nd August, with no specific reason given. I…

Legion of Heroes – Nexon prepares Closed Beta for top mobile game

[Game website] A huge success back in South Korea, Legion of Heroes is ready for Closed Beta later this month. A turn-based mobile MMORPG, players can expect many characters to collect, a large land to explore and PvP features. Only 4,000 Android…

Zombies Monsters Robots – Closed Beta 2 begins today with new content

[Game website] En Masse Entertainment’s 3rd person shooter, Zombies Monsters Robots, will be entering Closed Beta 2 today. With everything from Closed Beta 1, there will be a total of ten maps, eight gameplay modes, brutal bosses, and an insane variety of…

ArcheAge – Trion to launch game later this year with Update 1.2

[Source] As some of you have read, Update 1.0 for ArcheAge Korea did not please the fans, as the changes brought much unexpected imbalances. In order to avoid that situation, Trion Worlds will launch ArcheAge with Update 1.2 later this…

Forsaken World 2 – Major update goes live in China next week

Teased a couple of week ago, Forsaken World 2, a major expansion for Forsaken World, will launch next week in China. It is a norm now for bigger games in China to add a numeral at its back instead of developing…

Sony Online Entertainment– Europe accounts moving home

[Source] According to an official post in the Sony Online Entertainment forum, accounts from PlanetSide 2, DC Universe Online and EverQuest II under ProSiebenSat1 will be moved back in the near future. This announcement signals the end of the relationship with ProSiebenSat1…

Civilization Online – Closed Beta 1 recap game trailer revealed

Having ended Closed Beta 1 on 1st June in South Korea, developer XLGAMES (of ArcheAge fame) recently released a new trailer recapping the few days of testing. Essentially a large-scale PvP online title based on different civilizations, more videos can…

Third Sword – Perfect World China publishing new MOBA title

After successfully launching Dota 2 in China, Perfect World is now ready to dip its feet deeper into the MOBA genre, with the recent announcement of Third Sword. The game will feature not just the standard 5 vs 5 lane…